Something I learn from the book above is that in postwar Japan the criminal system believes that you are guilty until proven innocent, otherwise why would the police arrest you, they can keep you in jail for 23 days. That's something very inverse from a western point of view.

What I'm reading right now is this,

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, is a freakingly thick tome, it has 1200 pages.

Currently, on my way to become more japanese than actual japanese, i just started Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Seriously, there is a major hype about this book in Germany, so i gave it try.

Other stuff i am currently reading:

Game of Thrones (well, i decided to read it once again along other stuff, it is still amazing)
Skyrim - Official Game guide (yup, it has 748 pages or so)

And in general, i highly recommend you to read John Niven, my favourite writer. His novels are usually obscene and ruthless (especially his debute "Kill your friends"), but among the funniest stuff i have ever read. If you like Irvine Welsh, then John Niven might be there for you.
He has just published 5 novels by now, so its easy to keep track.
His topics so far:
A self-centered, cycnical, cocaine abusing music A+R on his way to the top ("Kill your friends"),
the worst amateur golf player and IRL-loser ever becoming a golf superstar after being hit in the head by a golf ball (and also acquiring tourette syndrome at the same time) ("The Amateurs"),
God coming back from his fishing holidays, finding earth in big trouble, and sending Jesus back to Earth of 2010 ("The second coming"),
and the history of Bob Dylan`s backing group "The Band" ("Music from the big Pink").

There is a fifth one, a crime story, but i haven´t read it yet. Critics say its not that great though.

I finished Embassytown a few days ago.
It is an amazing book. I am not sure how to describe it. In genre, it's a little bit sci-fi, but it also deals with linguistics. It is full of drama, intrigue and complex metaphor. There are a lot of ideas and thoughts in the book which are advanced and high-concept, but I didn't find it a difficult read. Rather, it was quite gripping and interesting.

I would definitely give this book a go if you are interested in sci-fi themes or linguistics. I know that's a strange combination but it's a very strange book with a strange setting.

oh I read the tetralogy a long time ago lol exaggerating. have you watch the movie based on the first book? I wonder if they're gonna make the second movie or no. but I guess it'd end up like Eragon/Inkheart/The Golden Compass movies

oh I read the tetralogy a long time ago lol exaggerating. have you watch the movie based on the first book? I wonder if they're gonna make the second movie or no. but I guess it'd end up like Eragon/Inkheart/The Golden Compass movies

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ah I've read it but only books 1 and 2, could not find a sequel even after trying to order... about the film is very good in my opinion though fairly short time and a different plot with the original novel... but I still expect a sequel of the movie with more time and more adventure [blush]